Africa and Africans
Fourth Edition
Africa and Africans keeps a watchful eye on what has happened in Africa and on what has happened in the rest of the world that shapes how people look at Africa. The world’s perception of Africa is an entanglement of myth and reality—both reflecting and changing with the times. This highly informative yet concise volume, written by two authors intimately familiar with Africa, presents the facts about African society—past and present. Students wishing to explore Africa’s historical events and rich traditions will discover that Africans want to keep what they value in their old way of life as they find themselves in an emerging global culture.
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“Bohannan and Curtin authoritatively demonstrate the enriching wisdom in studying African history alongside those institutions in which African life cohere. This excellent combination of narrative history with educative ideas about cultural trends mirrors the authors’ sterling expertise. Most appropriate for North American undergraduate programs in African studies.” — Raphael Njoku, University of Louisville
Part I. AFRICAN BACKGROUND
1. Myths and Facts
2. The African Continent
3. Mapping Africa
Part II. AFRICAN INSTITUTIONS
4. African Arts
5. African Families
6. Land and Labor
7. African Politics and Courts
8. African Trade and Markets
9. African Religion
Part III. AFRICAN HISTORY
10. The Peopling of Africa
11. Farms and Iron
12. Africa in World History
13. The End of Isolation
14. The Era of the Slave Trade
15. Secondary Empires of the Pre-Colonial Century
16. Commerce and Islam: The Dual Revolution in West Africa
17. Forms and Conditions of Conquest
18. The Colonial Era
19. Toward Independence
IV. EPILOGUE
20. Africa Since Independence
1. Myths and Facts
2. The African Continent
3. Mapping Africa
Part II. AFRICAN INSTITUTIONS
4. African Arts
5. African Families
6. Land and Labor
7. African Politics and Courts
8. African Trade and Markets
9. African Religion
Part III. AFRICAN HISTORY
10. The Peopling of Africa
11. Farms and Iron
12. Africa in World History
13. The End of Isolation
14. The Era of the Slave Trade
15. Secondary Empires of the Pre-Colonial Century
16. Commerce and Islam: The Dual Revolution in West Africa
17. Forms and Conditions of Conquest
18. The Colonial Era
19. Toward Independence
IV. EPILOGUE
20. Africa Since Independence